Om Shanti Om Bollywood DVD with English Subtitles

Amazing movie! All I can say is that it is emotion-packed and has dramedy and tragedy. It made cry and made me laugh. The movie is set in the 1970s and the 2000s. The story revolves around a Junior Artist at RC Studioos, Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan), who is madly in love with a huge superstar, Shantipriya aka Shanti (Deepika Padukone). We learn that he has a hard time getting roles for films and usually when he complains about them, his mom reacts over-dramatically. He talks to Shantipriya's poster (Dreamy Girl) and usually goes there to tell her how much he loves her. One day, they attend her premiere, and his sleeve gets stuck on one of the pieces of her pallu. After that, they are drunk on the street and Om is imagining his fantasy of him winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The day after, he is shooting for one of films as a villager, which is being directed by Partho Roy and being produced by Mukesh Mehra. Shanti is also at the same set. The scene is that there is a fire in the plains. The hero refuses to go and rescue Shanti, because he thinks that the fire is too hot. Instead, Om rescues her, and they become friends. Om tries to Woo her. A few days after, he sneaks into an RC Studios backdrop. He overhears an argument with Shanti and Mukesh. They are fighting about the fact that he is getting married. She then reveals that they have been secretly married for two years and that she is pregnant with Mukesh's child. Mukesh is overjoyed, while Om leaves, heartbroken. He remains miserable for a few days. One day, He sneaks into the set that Mukesh has for an upcoming film, also named Om Shanti Om. He tells Shanti that he will demolish the set, but before that, they will have a grand wedding on the set. Om, unable tohear anymore, quietly leaves. The story takes a dark turn when Mukesh blames Shanti for the demolition of the set, saying that her baby will ruin his career and that she will. He lights the set on fire and locks Shanti inside of it. Om sees Mukesh leaving the set while Shanti is desperately crying out for help. He rushes to try and save her, but Mukesh's guards severely beat him up. After the beating, he still tries to save her again, but is thrown out of the set by an explosion. He gets thrown onto a nearby street, and the set fully explodes; he assumes that Shanti is dead. Then, Rajesh Kapoor (Javed Shaikh) car hits a disoriented Om and he is taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, he dies due to his injuries. 30 YEARS LATER Om is now reincarnated as a superstar

I am So glad I didn't pay attention to the bad reviews some people gave here of this movie. I know everyone has different views and tastes and I respect that but I think some people do dot recognize a great film when they see it. This movie deserved a round of applause or something. I wish there were more movies like this one. All I can say is 'WOW' this has to be one of SRK's best films! Great DVD. I loved the story. The acting. The music. A must see film. I have nothing negative to say about it. I just don't know why it took me so long to watch it. Shahrukh Khan is truly amazing. Such a brilliant actor. Such an entertaining film. It had everything from romance to intrigue, comedy to tragedy, music and dancing. It made me laugh and it made me cry.

I love Bollywood films in general, but this one - Om Shanti Om - enriches the usual content of drama and dance with a tongue in cheek parody of movies and movie-making, with Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan bearing most of the brunt of the wit. The plot is a clever two-parter, in which our hero, Om, a low-level bit player in the first half, dies and is reborn into the second as a mega star. Director/writer/choreographer Farah Khan has crafted a satisfying web of love and loss, murder and justice, death and rebirth, laced through with film cliches. And who but Shah Rukh Khan could carry off delivering a line like, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," to a male co-star (the villain of the piece, Arjun Rampal)? Shah Rukh's characterizations are superb, from overacting the drunken acceptance of an imitation award in the first part to portraying a self-centered superstar in the second, who alternates constantly grabbing his own crotch with insisting on a dance number in a film, although the wheelchair-bound character he's playing is deaf, dumb and blind, and has lost both hands and feet. The resulting Darde Disco number pushes music video cliches to their extreme. There are fires and a falling chandelier a la Phantom of the Opera, and an award show at which the superstar Om is nominated for two best actor awards for playing exactly the same part in two different movies - only his co-star and the color of his sweater change in the clips. Even motherhood comes into the mix, with Kiron Kher giving a fantastic performance as Om's first-part mother; their reunion in the second half brings tears to the eyes! Shreyas Talpade does well as Om's friend, and Deepika Padukone is amazing as graceful tragic heroine Shanti in the first part and clumsy star-struck Sandy in the second, popping bubble gum and fainting every time Shah Rukh comes close to her. An array of stars too numerous to list have cameo appearances in a second part party dance number that crescendos to a confrontation between the suddenly-aware Om and Mukesh, the man who murdered Shanti in the first part. All in all, this is an immensely enjoyable film to watch and I recommend it highly.

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I'm a white London guy (just saying that so you can see how all types of folk will enjoy this movie) and, although I have watched a few Bollywood films just for fun, this one is absolutely THE BEST ! It's BRILLIANT !! Yes, of course, you have to completely suspend any sort of belief right from the start and accept that it's a kind of fairytale. There will be some folk who just won't ever "get it" but, if you DO, then it's a treat. Shah Rukh Khan (Om) is completely winsome in this role, which is so suited for him & his talents. He is excellent at over-the-top comedy, sings well, can dance, looks good (he worked-out in a gym for 3 months to get that body for his reincarnation "Pain of Disco" number) and is truly a Star. Deepika Padukone (Shanti) is absolutely beautiful .... my God ! Yes, ok, there are flaws.... yes... ok.. how did he get in the building just by smashing a small pane of glass? ... blah...blah... forget it... just enjoy the drama of it all ! Farah Khan did an excellent job with her movie (I like the in-joke cameo appearance by her, with SRK, at the start!) The 1st half is very funny & takes the piss out of the 1970s Bollywood films, but it's also quite touching. I love all the banter between him & his brother, and his romantic song with Shanti. But the 2nd half really shows what Shah can do. The scene when he gets reunited with his Mother & brother is truly tear-jerking, but the scene is played honestly & tenderly, with no melodrama. The final shot of Shah at the end as he sees his Shanti for the last time is great stuff .... real emotion, torment & pathos showing in his face and, when Shanti turns, smiles & sheds a tear, it's a wonderful moment. Aaaaah! I just happened to watch it when it was shown the other weekend on Channel 4. I immediately bought the DVD & then watched it 8 times in 2 weeks. Am really surprised to like this movie as much as I do, but I find something extra in it everytime I watch it. The music numbers are just great ! Sing along now .... "All hot girls wave your hands in the air. Om Shanti Om. All cool guys c'mon make some noise. Om Shanti Om". !! Take the plunge & buy it. Accept it. Enjoy it. Love it.

Shipment from seller was fast. We really enjoyed this movie, the acting and singing superb and the plot line was also interesting.

Wer sie hat, gibt sie so schnell nicht wieder her, was man auch am hohen Wiederverkaufspreis bei amazon erkennen kann. Nicht nur der Film und die Darsteller selbst, die ja in den anderen Rezensionen zutreffend beschrieben werden, auch das Bonusmaterial ist sehenswert: die Bloopers (Outtakes), Events wie SRKs Besuch bei der Berlinale 2008, der Starauflauf bei der Premiere in London, Original-Interviews, die Om-Shanti-Om Modenschau. Dann noch der Knaller- das MTV-Interview in "Hinglish". Hier zeigt sich, daß der überragende improvisierte Humor, die Geistesblitze von SRK, Farah und Arjun wirklich echt sind und die Dreharbeiten schon für alle Beteiligten, Stars und Statisten ein Riesenspaß gewesen sein müssen. Empfehlenswert auf jeden Fall: Ein zweiter Durchlauf mit Originalton in Hindi (Hinglish) und deutschen Untertiteln. Wer die deutsch synchronisierte Version gesehen hat, wird ein weiteres Aha-Erlebnis haben. Die Original-Stimmen der Darsteller sind wesentlich klangvoller , vom Timing, der Stimmlage und -modulation ein Vielfaches besser als in der Synchronisation, die Texte gesprochen und in den Untertiteln oft wesentlich intelligenter, "würziger" und besser zur Handlung passend. Auch die englische Version mit dem Kommentar der Regisseurin Farah Khan ist noch einmal eine schöne Abrundung des Gesamtpakets. Ein Super-Film, berauschend mit einem Feuerwerk an Handlungen auf verschiedenen Ebenen, Gags, Super-Musik,Farben,Sinneseindrücken, so daß man beim wiederholten Sehen immer wieder neue Einzelheiten entdeckt.

So lieben wir Bollywood: Schöne Menschen, bonbonbunte Kostüme, Musik mit Ohrwurmfaktor, mitreißende Choreographien - und natürlich Shahrukh Khan!!! Om Shanti Om hat all das und ist außerdem noch gleichzeitig eine Parodie auf und eine Hommage an das Hindi-Kino der letzten mindestens dreißig Jahre. Leider versteht man als Westler vermutlich nicht alle Anspielungen, aber auch so macht der Film einfach Spaß! Man würde am liebsten mittanzen, mitsingen, mitklatschen. In der Premiere auf der Berlinale war das auch so - ich bin sehr dankbar, daß ich das miterleben durfte: Ausgelassene Festivalstimmung und ein Kino mit ca. 600 Menschen, die nach dem Film tanzend SRK begrüßten... Zur Handlung muß ich hier wohl nichts mehr sagen, das haben schon andere getan - jedenfalls hat der Film alle nötigen Ingredienzen: Romantik, Humor, Spannung - und durch die heiße Tanzszene auch eine kräftige Prise Erotik. Wenn Ihr die Möglichkeit habt, schaut ihn Euch unbedingt auf der Kinoleinwand an - es lohnt sich! Dennoch freue ich mich jetzt schon auf die DVD. Bis dahin werde ich mich an dem Soundtrack erfreuen.